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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS A9517

Iodine I-131 sodium iodide capsule(s), therapeutic, per mCi

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$42.66 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$107 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $38 to $661Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $36 to $617
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $214professional $83

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Texas than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 3rd of 51

$93.33

TX $93.33CT $36.31

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.